February TBR

Although it is a little late, sorry about that, here is my February TBR! this month I have decided to choose a longer list of books to read to try to encourage me to read more books over the month.

Prodigy By Marie Lu

Despite not 100% liking the first book in the Legend series, read my full review from January, I have decided to persevere with the series to see if the fantasy world has been developed any further.

Champion By Marie Lu

I really want to finish this series just to see where the Lu goes with the narrative. I really liked how that in the first instalment there was a subtle political theme and I really hope that this is furthered in Prodigy and Champion.

A Clash of Kings By George R.R. Martin

I absolutely adored the first book in this series and I can really see why there is such a huge following behind the franchise. I didn't want to read all of the series in succession because I was afraid that there was a possibility that I would get bored of the story and characters. However, after reading other fictions in January I am really missing the series and can't wait to see if the next book in the series is as good if not better than the first.

Tender is the Night By F. Scott Fitzgerald

As most of you are probably aware I am a massive fan of classic literature as well as the Young Adult fiction I usually review here. I received a copy of Tender is the Night for my birthday at the end of last year from one of my friends. Having only read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of my favourite classics of all time, I am intrigued to see how this lives up to Gatsby.

The Diary of Lena Mukhina: A Girl's Life in the Siege of Leningrad By Lena Mukhina

As well as loving classic literature, I also am very interested in historical literature. This particular book was a Christmas present and is an account of one teenage girl from Russia during the Second World War. Having studied both Russian and German history at school, I hope that this will give me a greater insight into the effects of war on the Russian people.

January TBR

Happy New Year!


Happy New Year! 2016 is set to be a massive year for YA fiction with many new books and films coming out. This year I wanted to document the books that I plan to read better and sharing the reasons behind why I want to read certain books and series. I follow numerous booktubers and book blogs on the internet and over the past few months I have loved the concept of TBR's and wrap-up's for each month. For those of you who are not aware of these concepts, a TBR, 'to-be-read', is a brief list of the books you plan to read in a given month. A wrap-up, on the other hand, is a list of the books you managed to read at the end of the month, these are usually put with a brief review of each book.


This year I have decided to follow a similar format to share more of my reading habits as well as encourage me to read more. I hope that this will not only help me to read my 2016 Goodreads goal but will also give you some more recommendations. So here are the books I plan to read in the month of January;


A Game of Thrones By George R.R. Martin
The Game of Thrones series has a huge following and impressive number of positive reviews online. Having received the series for Christmas, I hope to start the series in January by hopefully finishing the first instalment in the series.


Legend By Marie Lu
The Legend series has also received great reviews on Youtube and on Goodreads. It has been a while since I read a YA dystopian series so I am really intrigued to see if the series lives up to its reviews and others in the genre.


A Brief History of Seven Killings By Marlon James
This was another book I received for Christmas and I am really excited to read this. The book received the 2015 Man Booker Prize and focuses on a part of history that I have not yet explored in fiction.


Follow my progress throughout the month on Goodreads! - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/32978990-daisy-wallis